Satake

The Satake clan was a samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan from Hitachi Province.

History
The Satake claimed descent from the Minamoto clan, and were later made into vassals of the Kamakura Minamoto clan. They were one of the oldest clans in Japan, and lasted up until the 1800s.

Satake daimyo reigned over Hitachi for centuries, backing the Western Army at the Battle of Sekigahara, which cost them their lands. They were enfeoffed in northern Honshu, where they were given the Kubota Domain. Along with the Sendai Domain, they fought for the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War, but later had a misunderstanding and switched to the side of the forces backing the ascension of Emperor Meiji to power. In 1871 they surrendered their lands to the Japanese Empire, and went along with the unification of Japan.